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ms consultants

Cost segregation studies & tax advisory

Municipal Engineering Project Manager

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's
Youngstown, OH, USA
Hybrid

Hybrid work in Youngstown, Ohio.

About the job

Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or another relevant field.
  • Professional Engineering (PE) license in Ohio.
  • Project management experience.
  • Relevant experience in a wide variety of municipal engineering services.
  • Ability to communicate engineering concepts clearly to clients and provide detailed technical design ideas to technical staff in a collaborative, matrixed team environment.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including public speaking.
  • Ability to communicate complex engineering concepts verbally to engineers, contractors, elected officials, and the general public.
  • Critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
  • Familiarity with federal and state funding agencies and programs.
Responsibilities
  • Meet regularly with clients to monitor and maintain satisfaction on all projects.
  • Develop new projects based on clients’ needs.
  • Assist clients with short- to long-term capital improvement planning, project planning, and funding procurement as needed.
  • Assist with preparation of requests for proposals and qualifications as needed.
  • Establish relationships with regulatory and funding agencies to serve clients and identify potential funding opportunities early in the project planning process.
  • Perform project management duties on municipal projects, including water, wastewater, and storm improvements; street improvements; culvert upgrades; sidewalk replacement; curb replacement; funding procurement; and plan review.
  • Plan and execute assigned projects at a high level.
  • Manage design tasks across business units and support groups, manage client interactions, and perform engineering assignments requiring application of engineering principles, techniques, procedures, and criteria.
  • Perform work involving complex features such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitable conventional materials, and difficult coordination requirements.
  • Ensure assigned projects are executed and completed on time and within budget.
  • Coordinate quality assurance and quality control reviews of project deliverables with technical staff.
  • Supervise and support the work of others and mentor junior-level engineers and design/drafting technical staff.
  • Work with the business development team to expand municipal services throughout the region.

About the company

MS Consultants, LLC provides tax advisory services for real estate owners, developers, and CPA firms across the United States. Its core service is cost segregation studies that reclassify building components into shorter depreciation categories to accelerate deductions and improve cash flow. The firm also offers energy efficiency studies, repair vs. capitalization analysis, fixed-asset reviews, R&D tax credits, and Tangible Property Regulations guidance, delivered as a turnkey service with in-house production and free audit support. With an in-house team of CPAs, construction engineers, and real estate experts, the company has completed over 22,000 studies and partnered with more than 300 CPA firms to deliver defensible tax savings and strong client relationships.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Amherst, New York

Founded

1996

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What believers are saying

  • Tax Credit Hero expands cross-sell into R&D credits immediately.
  • Salt Lake City opened June 3, 2024, extending Western sales reach.
  • Repeat business above 85% stabilizes revenue through tax-law cycles.

What critics are saying

  • Bonus depreciation falls to 0% after 2026, shrinking core demand.
  • IRS audits of aggressive cost segregation create costly defense burdens.
  • Large tax firms can bundle similar services and compress MSC pricing.

What makes ms consultants unique

  • MSC’s cost segregation engine is its core moat since 1996.
  • Tax Credit Hero acquisition on December 3, 2024 adds R&D automation.
  • Twelve offices and 300 CPA relationships create national distribution depth.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Flexible Work Hours

Hybrid Work Options

Remote Work Options

Company News

CPA Practice Advisor
Dec 4th, 2024
MS Consultants Acquires Tax Credit Hero

MS Consultants (MSC) has acquired Tax Credit Hero, a cloud-based platform founded in 2021 by Stephen Tsai and others, which automates R&D tax credit studies for CPAs, tax consultants, and businesses. This acquisition enhances MSC's service offerings in the tax credit space, aiming to maximize customer incentives through technology. Co-founder Tsai emphasizes the partnership's potential for further innovation in automating tax services.

CPA Practice Advisor
Dec 4th, 2024
MS Consultants Acquires Software Company Tax Credit Hero for Specialty Tax Credit Services

The Tax Credit Hero platform easily connects customers with automated solutions that work to amass specialty R&D tax credits and incentives to provide cost savings for businesses.

CPA Practice Advisor
Oct 18th, 2024
MS Consultants Acquires Probity Tax Recovery

The agency works with companies across the manufacturing and machinery, technology, food, pharmaceutical, mining, architecture, engineering, and agriculture industries, as well as with other professional service providers.